Savonet Museum

Take a trip through Curacao’s history at the Savonet Museum, located within one of the island’s oldest plantations at the heart of Christoffel Park. The museum’s exhibits include depictions of local life starting from the original Arawak inhabitants who came to the island about 4,000 years ago, through the Dutch colonial era and modern day. Choose the audio tour to get in-depth details about life on the plantation, or ask for a guided tour from one of the museum’s docents. As you explore, you’ll see historical artifacts, documents, and pictures, and after you’ve looked around the museum, you can take a hike through the surrounding park to spot local wildlife like the Curacao white-tailed deer or the Palabrua, a native barn owl.

Practical Info

The Savonet Museum is location on the north end of the island, within the Christoffel Park nature preserve. To get there, drive north from Willemstad along Weg Naar Westpunt, the main road, for about 40 minutes. The museum is open 7 days a week and costs $7 for adults, $5 for children.